So now that new moves, abilities, items, and pokemon are being reveled en mass and the meta has a few weeks until all the new mechanics are processed and set. What pokes/movesets are you hoping to use on your first XY meta teams?

Would it be remiss to plan to have two options for a Mega Pokemon on a competitive team? This would allow for a more adaptable strategy, and allow you to possibly mislead your opponent, although at the cost of item for at least one of your pokemon. Now, I'll admit that I've never used Gengar before, but I wrote this strategy in mind so that Gengar could be useable with this set in mind, so that Gengar can have an option outside of needing to evolve.

Gengar-M, with its speed and attack, combined with Shadow Tag, has the potential to be the best revenge killer that I've ever seen. Given it's massive attack, I felt it would benefit more from the Timid speed boost. Shadow Ball provides a STAB attack, and hits Steel types now. I don't know if Gengar will learn Moon Blast, but if it does, it will hit Dark types which could cause issue, particularly with Pursuit, and it will hit Dragons for more damage than HP Ice (I have not considered double weaknesses yet, however). Thunderbolt is an option if Moon Blast is not available, and Thunder can be used on a rain team, although you will need to be wary of your timing, now. Focus Blast provides some coverage, although I believe it's primary use on Gengar in Gen V was to hit Steel-types, which is not as big of an issue here in Gen VI, so it might be better to replace with something that has a more reliable accuracy. At least full neutral damage is covered between Ghost, Fighting, and either Fairy and Electric, and a super-effective coverage against nine types.

Substitute can be used for the event that you use another Mega Pokemon, although you will lack any recovery. Unfortunately, with max IV's, Gengar-M's Hp is divisible by four, so I redirected the EVs into Defense instead. On the other hand, Hp EVs may be used with Explosion, which will hit most things hard.

Ferrothorn would be a very good team mate for Gengar-M, as it can tank the physical blows that Gengar-M cannot, and Gengar-M is immune to the Fighting moves that still hurt Ferrothorn. Also, Ferrothorn can provide Stealth Rock, which will only help Gengar-M's purpose, and Gengar-M can trap victims of Leech Seed, which will provide an artificial recovery boost, which helps the Substitute strategy. Ferrothorn also benefits from rain, which reduces it's primary weakness, so Politoed is also a good team member. A good physical counter-part will be needed to cover Blissey, who walls Gengar-M; as far as I can tell, she takes less than 50% damage from Explosion, is immune to Shadow Ball, and even after weakness is accounted for, Focus Blast is still weaker than Explosion.

Im gonna take a wild guess and say......Hitmontop no learn Power-up Punch?

Anyways, I have a set for Chesnaught that I am more than likely gonna do. (if all goes well)

Chesnaught

Adamant252HP/252 Att/ 4 SpdBulletProof

Item-???

Bulk upDrain Punch (possibly, still waiting on an "official" word, mostly unconfirmed that he can learn this)Hammer ArmStone Edge

Chesnaught......is pretty much a tank. Bullet Proof makes him even tankier. Im gonna go with Adamant for more Oomph. Max Iv's in Att and HP. I did Max Hp, mainly cause of Hammer Arm's Recoil. Drain Punch is to counter the recoil from Hammer Arm, and is a second stab. If Chesnaught CAN'T learn Drain Punch, Im gonna need something different, cause the recoil of Hammer arm is pretty big. Bulk up.....Dont think I really need to explain that one. Stone Edge is 100% percent needed covering 3 of This guys weaknesses (Flying, Fire, Ice). Im still trying to decide what item, since I have yet to see any of the new hold items, Bar mega stones.

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Protean would be a possiblity over Torrent; it allows Greninja to change to the type of move that it is going to use. This would give it STAB on every move at the cost of becoming a pure type for the duration of the turn (e.g. Greninja would be pure Fighting type if it used Power-Up Punch). This also means that you would have to adapt to fluxuating weaknesses and resistances.

Flying Gem would allow Greninja to hit more effectively with Acrobatics while Razor Fang would give Water Shuriken a decent chance at flinching the opponent.

EVs and Nature to maximize speed and attack. This would essentially be a glass cannon/revenge killer, especially considering its less than stellar defenses.

Power-Up Punch for Fighting coverage along with an attack boost.Water Shuriken for STAB priority. It really needs a Power-Up Punch boost to be decent if it doesn't hit 4-5 times. Waterfall could be used for more reliable power if priority isn't a concern.Night Slash for Dark STAB.With Acrobatics, you get SE coverage on everything but Water, Electric, Poison, Flying, Dargon, and Fairy.With U-Turn, you get SE coverage on everything but all the ones listed above plus Fighting and Bug, while being able to switch out if needed.

I'll probably end up using Acrobatics just to cover Fighting and Bug. Either way Greninja will struggle against Electric and Fairy types.

The set which is theorized to be the most popular with Aegislash. By changing between offensive and defensive stance and utilizing the very high stats it gets in both of them, Aegislash can power up itself, eliminate opponents with Sacred Sword and Shadow Sneak, and then change back to safety with King's Shield, often taking down the enemy's Attack in the process.

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That set....I really like it, although Im not sure I like only have 2 attacks on a Offensive Poke, But then again, Aegislash isnt exactly a regular Offesive Poke with Stance change and his Unique move.

As for my Chesnaught Set, Drain Punch is starting to look like its not part of his Move pool.... So I might have to go with something like......

Seedbomb over Wood hammer due to wood Hammers Recoil. Bulk up or Power- up Punch. I personally would likely use Bulk up With Hammer Arm, Since Hammer Arm Does Lower his speed. Low Sweep to lower the opponents speed, letting Chesnaught get in more hits,and also makes Needle arm more viable with its Flinch chance. Stone Edge is there for again, Coverage over 3 of his 4 weaknesses, and is really a NON-NEGOTIABLE move.

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That set....I really like it, although Im not sure I like only have 2 attacks on a Offensive Poke, But then again, Aegislash isnt exactly a regular Offesive Poke with Stance change and his Unique move.

Admittedly, the idea isn't mine. That's the set being discussed the most in Smogon right now. Some also consider Iron Head, but really I think that's the best set.

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Greninja is best if it goes Special. Also, no matter what, use Protean. It's great if you can utilize it.

I've been considering doing a special set, but I'm a sucker for physical sets. And besides, it'll be a nice little surprise for people expecting a special set. I can always train a special one later as well.

I would use Protean and will once I get my hands on it. But for now, Torrent will do.

That's one of the best Greninja sets I've seen so far. Hidden Power Ghost is for spinblocking, right? Have you tried to use a Dark move?

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While Clawitzer isn't exactly great, it's fun to use and I like it a lot... This set isn't meant for sweeping, but it can still break some teeth.

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Hmm... Bronzong's offenses are still quite pathetic, so I don't know what it can do even at +2. Gyro Ball is its best shot I guess. However, keep in mind to have some other slow Pokes before you set up Trick Room.Oh, and since a point is added every 4EVs (or at least used to be), don't go for 90/30, they aren't divided by 4. Go for 92/28 or 88/32.

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I'm not quite sure... Didn't have the chance to check its entire movepool, and I don't like Xerneas anyway, but I felt it was gonna be a big threat in Ubers with that type and Geomancy, so I figured I'd check it, since Ubers is my primary tier.

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OK, I guess you like the Ralts line, but really, I don't think using Mega Gardevoir is a good idea. If you wanna use it that badly, I suggest picking Moonblast over Echoed Voice. And don't use Focus Blast. Its primary purpose was to defeat Dark types, and with that weakness eliminated plus STAB Moonblast, I don't think you need it. Go for either Shadow Ball or ThunderBolt. Plus, Gardevoir is slow so I don't know how viable a Timid nature with Speed EVs is... I'd see it more like a bulky CM set. You might want to look into that.

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I don't really have time to fully explain my set now, but Hyper Voice is indeed better than Moon Blast even in singles, as long as M-Gardevoir uses it. Pixilate, Aerilate, and Refridgerate automatically boost normal moves by 1.3 percent when they change them, so Mega Gardevoir is looking at a 117 base power before stab in Hyper Voice, that is capable of moving beyond substitute. This is the niche that Smogon seems to be finding for her.

Pixilate gives a boost? I didn't know that. I guess this does make Hyper Voice viable (still not Echoed). Still, the idea of filling your Mega slot with Gardevoir isn't one that appeals to me. Gardevoir seems a bit... underwhelming. Then again, it's your choice. After all, what we discuss here are sets.

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